Exhibition Preview—Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
Curator Mary McWilliams delivers an exhibition preview at the Harvard Art Museums exploring medieval Egyptian textiles inscribed with Arabic, Coptic, and Greek text. The presentation examines Tiraz fabrics recovered from tombs dating between the 9th and 12th centuries, highlighting their socio-economic function, political symbolism under Abbasid and Fatimid rule, textile techniques, and spiritual significance in burial contexts.
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AI GeneratedSusanne Ebbinghaus and Mary McWilliams introduce \"Social Fabrics,\" an exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums. The show explores inscribed textiles (tiraz) from medieval Egypt, examining how these fabrics functioned as socioeconomic indicators, tools of political power, and religious symbols during the transition from Byzantine to various Islamic rules.